Grant Squared: January 2010

January Happenings

Friday, January 29, 2010

Logan and Charlotte are at a fun age. They both know who Daisy is and point to her. Logan tries to say "Daisy". Logan also tries to "moo" like a cow. When Logan hears the garage door open he says, "Da Da." It's pretty cute. Charlotte LOVES to dance. She dances to many different types of music, but she especially likes the theme song to the show "Yo Gabba Gabba." Sometimes I play the song just because I want to see her dance.

Kevin has been working hard on his doctoral studies. He starts his final class next week.

We've done some fun things this month. We went to California Adventure in the rain this week (although we didn't get any pictures of that). The babies didn't get too wet, but Kevin and I sure did. Logan even fell asleep in the rain, so I guess it didn't bother him too much. We still had a fun time and enjoyed the park being less crowded. Here are some of our pictures from January.

Outside of Knott's Berry Farm

A cool day at the park ...

Dog Beach and Seal Beach Pier ...

Trying out their new trikes at Grampa and Grandmas house ...

First In 'n Out Burger ...

Reading with Grandma Nette

Who needs clothes?

Logie loves ipods and all electronics

Charlotte can't keep her hands off either.

Charlotte emptied the "book box" and sat in it for about 15 minutes. It was her own little seat.

The First Year in Under 7 Minutes

Friday, January 15, 2010

Here's the photo video I put together for the birthday party.
Here it is for the family that couldn't make it and the friends willing to tolerate it.

1st Birthday Party!

Monday, January 4, 2010

Logan and Charlotte had a fabulous first birthday party! We celebrated with lots of extended family (19 people total) at the Wiens home. We ate pizza and birthday cake and ice cream. Then we watched a slide show of our favorite photos from the babies' first year. Last, we opened presents. It was a great day!

The house was decorated with lots of first birthday decor. Even the highchairs were decked out.

The amazing cakes Kevin made

Charlotte wasn't so sure about her ladybug cake.

"What is this stuff?"

Logan was really into his turtle cake!

Our little family

Little Logie

The Birthday Boy with Grandma Nette

Trying out a new toy

Logan's new trike

Who knew that it takes 5 guys to assemble a toy shopping cart?!

Playing with new toys at home ...

Charlotte loves her new "home."

Happy girl

Logan checking out his new toy

"Come on in!"

Charlotte takes touch and feel books to a new level - licking.

"Look Mom, no hands!"

Charlotte and Logan already like to shop.

One Year Old

Sunday, January 3, 2010

We made it! We all survived the first year. Charlotte and Logan are one today! This year has really flown by! Logan and Charlotte have really changed in the past year. Both babies are cruising around furniture and crawl up stairs. They eat 3 meals of table foods a day. They drink on their own from straw cups and sippy cups. I am proud to have made my goal of nursing them for a year and we are still going strong. (Yes, it is possible to successfully nurse twins, but it is a lot of work in the beginning).

We are blessed to be Logan and Charlotte's parents. It has been amazing getting to know these two little people. We can't wait to see what is to come in their second year.

12 month stats (the babies have more than tripled their birth weights):

Logan - 21.5 lbs (birth weight was 6 lbs 2 oz)
Charlotte - 20.5 lbs (birth weight was 5 lbs 4 oz)
Charlotte is taller than Logan by an inch or two.

Birthday party pictures will be coming soon! For now, here are some pictures from the past month:

Fun at the park

I love this picture of my sweet girl.

Still not much hair. Hopefully she'll get more in her second year.

Our little man

Playing with his dump truck

Climbing slides already

Gotta love Costco!

Kevin's birthday ... Charlotte was really into his cake. She was prepping for her turn.

First birthday as a daddy

Logie loves bathrooms, especially toilet paper. Hopefully he'll want to clean them someday.

Charlotte is into everything!

Our friends from Maryland, the Lapointes, came out to California for a visit. We were fortunate enough to see them twice! The babies had fun playing with 2.5 year old Audrey. Audrey is smart and has a lot of energy.